TITLE: MindMeister - Collaborative Concept Mapping in the Cloud
Presenter: Rhys Daunic
What is MindMeister?
MindMeister an online mind mapping and collaboration platform that runs inside your web browser and on mobile devices. It can be used for live or remote online collaboration. It’s a great organizational tool for note taking, live collaborative story or concept mapping, and maps can easily be transformed into stand-alone or live presentations.
How can I access MindMeister?
MindMeister is accessed at http://www.mindmeister.com. You can create a MM account, or sign in (link at the top right of page) by connecting MM to your Google, Twitter, Facebook, or other accounts (see image on right).
Pricing MindMeister can be used for free in a limited capacity (3 live mind maps going at a time). There are educational pricing packages of Mind Meister available here: http://www.mindmeister.com/education. If your students or group have google apps accounts, I suggest connecting that way and trying the FREE version for starters.
School Project Examples:
School Documentary Planning Map - Live discussion, brainstorming as a class, small group collaboration on script, small group sequencing and planning film shoot using the map.
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
Limitations: no video embeds, free to an extent, printing is not great
MINI-TASK (15 minutes) and REFLECTION (5 minutes)
Recreate the “flower model” Digital Literacy Curriculum Framework (available here) using MindMeister. Add a working title in the center for a potential unit you might develop, and add nodes for the different petals of the flower. Experiment with drawing connections between petals. 5 mins left: Share your map with a working partner. Add a note to the primary title node with thoughts on how they did something differently from you.
Reflection prompt:
How could MindMeister be used as in a collaborative discussion setting in your learning environment? How could MindMeister enhance your (collaborative) media-making process?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Add additional links, handouts, tutorials, more examples, etc. for participants to visit after your session ends (or in case they can’t attend your session and want to explore some aspects of this tool on their own).
BILL'S FLOWER
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister RHYS' FLOWER (FILLED IN WITH DIGI ACCOUNTABLE TALK PROJECT PLAN)
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
MARK'S INTERPRETATION OF MARY'S FLOWER
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
TITLE: MindMeister - Collaborative Concept Mapping in the Cloud
Presenter: Rhys Daunic
What is MindMeister?
MindMeister an online mind mapping and collaboration platform that runs inside your web browser and on mobile devices. It can be used for live or remote online collaboration. It’s a great organizational tool for note taking, live collaborative story or concept mapping, and maps can easily be transformed into stand-alone or live presentations.How can I access MindMeister?
MindMeister is accessed at http://www.mindmeister.com. You can create a MM account, or sign in (link at the top right of page) by connecting MM to your Google, Twitter, Facebook, or other accounts (see image on right).Pricing
MindMeister can be used for free in a limited capacity (3 live mind maps going at a time). There are educational pricing packages of Mind Meister available here: http://www.mindmeister.com/education. If your students or group have google apps accounts, I suggest connecting that way and trying the FREE version for starters.
School Project Examples:
School Documentary Planning Map - Live discussion, brainstorming as a class, small group collaboration on script, small group sequencing andplanning film shoot using the map.
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
K-5 School Media Literacy Curriculum Map - Overview of curriculum, workshop content, multi-user input, real time planning during meeting and broad
plans.
Create your own mind maps at MindMeisterCreate your own mind maps at MindMeisterCreate your own mind maps at MindMeister
FEATURES REVIEW(10 minutes)
Features Overview Video from Mind Meister
MindMeister 6 from MindMeister on Vimeo.
Key features:
MINI-TASK (15 minutes) and REFLECTION (5 minutes)
Recreate the “flower model” Digital Literacy Curriculum Framework (available here) using MindMeister. Add a working title in the center for a potential unit you might develop, and add nodes for the different petals of the flower. Experiment with drawing connections between petals. 5 mins left: Share your map with a working partner. Add a note to the primary title node with thoughts on how they did something differently from you.Reflection prompt:
How could MindMeister be used as in a collaborative discussion setting in your learning environment? How could MindMeister enhance your (collaborative) media-making process?ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Add additional links, handouts, tutorials, more examples, etc. for participants to visit after your session ends (or in case they can’t attend your session and want to explore some aspects of this tool on their own).FLOWER MODEL MIND MAPS FROM OUR WORKSHOPS!
BILL'S FLOWER
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
RHYS' FLOWER (FILLED IN WITH DIGI ACCOUNTABLE TALK PROJECT PLAN)
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister
MARK'S INTERPRETATION OF MARY'S FLOWER
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister